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The Horror at Fort Orc'Igin is Now LIVE

LAST CHANCE! If you want to get a copy of this book as a Patron, make sure that you're a Gold, Platinum, or Diamond patron this evening. I will be printing the lists for patrons tomorrow and they will ship sometime this week.

[Electrum+] The Horror at Fort Orc'igin: An Limited Edition Fifth Edition Tournament Adventure Module for Origins 2023

This adventure module is no longer available due to its limited nature.

Introducing The Horror at Fort Orc'igin, a thrilling adventure module designed by DMDave exclusively for the Origins Game Fair 2023. This tournament module is t...

Poll #350 — Trap-Heavy Dungeons... a New Series?

Hey all,

As I'm working on the latest madhouse of a dungeon, I got to wondering—should the trap-heavy dungeons be their own series a la Dungeons & Lairs, or should we just work them into the D/L series?

Are they different enough ...

One Word Prompt #110 - Dungeons & Lairs #85: Trapped Tomb

Hey all,

One of our writers, Alexander LeForte was kidnapped by goblins and is being held ransom for two electrum pieces. It's not that I can't afford 2 ep, but they want only electrum, so I'm having trouble finding some. In the mea...

Tales of the Valiant (Black Flag) Kickstarter nearing $950,000... new DMDave ToV-approved adventure will be unlocked!

Tales of the Valiant Kickstarter is Almost Finished 

Unless you've been living under an earth elemental for the last month, chances are you've heard that Tales of the Valiant (previously Black Flag) is now live on Kic...

[All Patrons] Dungeons & Lairs Dungeon Deck: The Lost Temple (Levels 1–4)

Updated: Fixed the text-heavy cards by bolding the saving throws, conditions, and damage. Hopefully, this makes them a little easier to read.

Hey everyone,

Here is the full deck of 50 cards in PDF format. I need to add...

Improved Dungeons & Lairs Card Format

Hey all,

I was thinking on the design of the D/L cards and thought that they would look way better using a more "modern" design versus the old "MTG" format. Here's the spike trap card again, except I've made the image push to the bleed and r...

[Gold+] Poll #349 – July's Physical Book

Hey folks!

It's that time again when I survey you all to see which book you want sent to you in the month of July. Below are the various options that will become available that month. So long as you're a patron of Gold, Platinum, or Diamond ...

[Announcement] Only 5 Days Until Fort Orc'igin becomes available!

Hey everyone!

Just a reminder that this month's exclusive DMDave book, the Horror at Fort Orc'igin, will be available on Wednesday, June 21st, 2023. 

Adventure Summary

Introducing The Horror at Fort Orc'i...

2023-06-16 17:35:32 +0000 UTC View Post

[Free] Dungeons & Lairs #84: Cyclops and Chimera Fort (Levels 3, 5, 8 or 11) – 3rd-Level Version Only

Cyclops and Chimera Fort is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 3, 5, 8, or 11. 

The free version of the adventure only includes adjustments for the 3rd-le...

[Electrum+] Dungeons & Lairs #84: Cyclops & Chimera Fort (Levels 3, 5, 8, or 11) – FoundryVTT and Asset Pack

Cyclops and Chimera Fort is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 3, 5, 8, or 11. This document offers a general guideline for scaling the adventure. Dastardly monsters...

[All Patrons] Dungeons & Lairs #84: Cyclops and Chimera Fort (Levels 3, 5, 8 or 11)

Cyclops and Chimera Fort is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 3, 5, 8, or 11. This document offers a general guideline for scaling the adventure. Dastardly monsters...

Poll #348 – Campaign Theme/Setting Poll

Hey all!

I'm working on a *top secret* project which will be a sandbox style setting with a few mini adventures tossed into it. Kinda like Dungeons & Lairs' books, but the adventures are a bit shorter (2-3 pages each).

But what sho...

Dungeons & Lairs Cards—Trap Spiked Pit Example

Hey all,

Here's another mock-up for Dungeons & Lairs cards, this time a concealed spike pit. I've broken it down into its individual parts (trigger/effect/detect/disable). I'm debating whether or not I just write it all out, or use this ...

Example Dungeons & Lairs Card (Skeletons)

Hey all!

I cooked up this sample card for you all to see. Basically, this is a simple encounter card in the scalable Dungeons & Lairs style. So if a party of 3rd-level characters entered the area and you drew this card, they would fight ...

Poll #347 - Dungeons & Lairs Decks

Hey all!

Groaaan... yes, another poll.

So, I just done had me an idea! 

Since most of my Dungeons & Lairs adventures are based on the Chamber Contents tables from the DMG, why don't I just turn that int...

Call for Suggestions - Your Biggest Need/Want as a Gamemaster

Hey all! 

As I'm tinkering with some project ideas, I thought I might see what you all need or want in terms of gamemastering. This Patreon was borne of the idea that most gamemasters needed some quickie adventures to drop into their ga...

Poll #346 - The Tile Saga Continues!

Edit: sorry I wasn’t clear, but 8 x 8 and 10 x 10 aren’t options. 😂

Hey all!

I'm continuing to work on this dungeon tile set idea I've got cooking around. I'm basing the sizes on the card printing sizes that DriveThru...

Poll #345 – Pick the Dungeons & Lairs Tile Set #2 Theme

Okay! So the first "prototype" of Dungeons & Lairs Tile Sets is done. It includes 10 basic rooms and has sort of a low-level undead theme. The next set will include some more rooms from the General Dungeon Chambers list (page 295 of the DMG), ...

Dungeons & Lairs Tiles — Contrast Adjustments

Hey all,

I've been working on this tileset, and I'm trying to get it to be a little easier for everyone to see. Below are four variations (including the original).

Pick the one that you think looks best:

A - Original

2023-06-10 16:41:48 +0000 UTC View Post

[All Patrons] Dungeons & Lairs Tile Set #1: Court of Echoes (1st-Level Encounters) - Updated

Update: Darker backgrounds added!

Hey all!

Over the last couple of days, I've mentioned that I'm working on a set of dungeon tiles. My plan was to take these to the next level and include room descriptions for each one, creating a neve...

One Word Prompt #109 - Return of Dungeon of the Week (Sorta)

Okay, folks! I have a pretty nifty idea for the return of Dungeon of the Week. Basically, I'm going to create a set of tiles similar to the one above (this one is lightened up as requested). Each pack will have 1 explainer card (with some nifty ar...

Poll #344 - Dungeons & Lairs in the Jungle (Take 2)

Repost: Forgot to add multiple choice. Whoops.

Hey all!

It's that time again where we start planning for the next batch of Dungeons & Lairs. This time, it's jungle stuff, and area we haven't really tackled in a long time.

Bel...

[Free] Dungeons & Lairs #83: Goblin Keep (Levels 1, 3, 5, or 8) - 1st-Level Version Only

Goblin Keep is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 1, 3, 5, or 8. 

This document offers only adjustments for the 1st-level version of the adventure. 2023-06-09 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post